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Electrophysiological estimation of the number of motor units within a human muscle

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McComas, A. J., Fawcett, P. R. W., Campbell, M. J., Sica, R. E. P.·1971·Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
DOI 10.1136/jnnp.34.2.121
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An electrophysiological method is described for estimating the numbers of motor units in the extensor digitorum brevis muscle in man. The results obtained are compared with counts of axons in the nerve to the muscle. The significance of the sizes of the evoked motor unit potentials is discussed.

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Authors
McComas, A. J., Fawcett, P. R. W., Campbell, M. J., & Sica, R. E. P.
Venue
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1971-04-01
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
121-131
ISSN
0022-3050 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1136/jnnp.34.2.121
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666
References
1
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journal article
Language
en
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McComas, A. J., Fawcett, P. R. W., Campbell, M. J., & Sica, R. E. P. (1971). Electrophysiological estimation of the number of motor units within a human muscle. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.34.2.121

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